Elementary Health and Safety (1 day) minimum 6 hours

General Introduction

Objectives

• Explain the importance of health and safety, what accidents and work-related ill health are, and why they occur.
• Explain why the welfare of people at work is important.
• State the approximate annual number of reported work related deaths, and injuries, which occur to people at, work in the United Kingdom, and the approximate costs involved, and explain the problems of under reporting.
• Define: Accident, Hazard, Risk, Safe, Competent Person.

Objectives continued:

• An Introduction to Health and Safety Law
• Risk Assessment
• General Working Enviroment
• Slips, Trips and Falls
• Hazardous Substances
• Occupational Health
• Machinery and Equipment
• Manual Handling
• Electricity at Work
• Fire
• Accidents and Emergencies